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Our Quarterly E-News Digest

Providing information to e¹ducate, e²nlighten and e³mpower you

On a quarterly basis, Womenable publishes an electronic newsletter containing information designed to educate, enlighten, and empower your efforts in women's enterprise development. Below are links to archived HTML versions of this e-newsletter. To receive future newsletters directly in your e-mail inbox, click on the sign-up box to the left to subscribe.

First Quarter 2013 E³ News
Highlights: The state of women-owned businesses in 2013; growing under the radar; songs of praise and protest in video.

Fourth Quarter 2012 E³ News
Highlights: Womenable's Top Ten list of the year's most womenabling news, events, and research.

Third Quarter 2012 E³ News
Highlights: Developing the entrepreneurial energy of girls; women feeding the world; feeding your own womenabling spirit; research round-up.

Second Quarter 2012 E³ News
Highlights: Progress in federal procurement?; the 'balance' debate returns; research round-up; telling stories.

First Quarter 2012 E³ News
Highlights: New statistics on the number, revenues, employment, and growth of women-owned firms in the US; women business owners making strides in federal procurement; women and innovation; women finding their voice.

Fourth Quarter 2011 E³ News
Highlights: Womenable's Top Ten list of the year's most womenabling news, events, and research.

Third Quarter 2011 E³ News
Highlights: Research Roundup: New Global Development Report from the World Bank; new Women in Business publication from the International Finance Corporation; US research from the AWBC and Kauffman Foundation; and two upcoming research reports to watch out for.

Second Quarter 2011 E³ News
Highlights: All About Assessments - What's so important about BEEs?; The state of women-owned firms in the US; Whither WED in the UK?; Survey says ...

First Quarter 2011 E³ News
Highlights: Marking the centenary of International Women's Day: looking back at how far we've come; what's new in research; investing the future: organizations that are working to empower girls.

Fourth Quarter 2010 E³ News
Highlights: Womenable's list of the Top Ten womenabling news and events of 2010; a sidebar companion piece listing the most womenabling research report publications of the year.

Third Quarter 2010 E³ News
Highlights: A new initiative from Coca-Cola to add 5 million women business owners to its global supply chain by 2020; the enthusiastic response to the announcement of "UN Women" and the woman who will be leading that new entity; and Global Gender Gatherings - the new kids on the block and the inveterate intercommunions.

Second Quarter 2010 E³ News
Highlights: Navigating the Federal procurement maze; Blueprints and roadmaps: charting a new course for women's enterprise development; news and research updates; save the date for an important upcoming Census announcement!

First Quarter 2010 E³ News
Highlights: A summary and commentary on recent conflicting reports about women's economic progress; a treasure trove of useful information from the UN's 5 regional commissions; celebrate Women's History Month in a museum!

Fourth Quarter 2009 E³ News
Highlights: The Top Ten womenabling events and trends of 2009; The Womenabler Blog's top five blogposts of the year; Womenable's wish for 2010.

Third Quarter 2009 E³ News
Highlights: New and impending research; the best of times, the worst of times for women around the world; pick a card, any card; what lies beyond cute kids and pet tricks on web-based video.

Second Quarter 2009 E³ News
Highlights: is it what you know or who you know?; who are the leaders of the pack in women's enterprise support rankings?; empowering women through music; and the latest womenabling news links.

First Quarter 2009 E³ News
Highlights: is the glass half empty or half full for women's enterprise?; shining a light - the value of awards; and Womenable 2.0 - our presence on social media.

Autumn 2008 E³ News
Highlights: a toast to women's enterprise anniversaries; the importance of compacts and declarations; measuring the status of women worldwide; and new research from Womenable on seeking balance and achieving growth.

Summer 2008 E³ News
Highlights: The double bottom line for women business owners of color; new women-focused international initiatives; web-based videos on women's enterprise; new GEM women's report and other new research.

Spring 2008 E³ News
Highlights: New GEM report published - women's report due soon; celebrating International Women's Day and Women's History Month in audio and video; three cheers to the UK for its new women-centric Enterprise Strategy.

4^th Quarter 2007 E³ News
Highlights: Global gender gap report; the state of women's enterprise in the UK; new numbers for "women-led" firms in the US; purchasing with purpose: fair trade for the holidays; reaping what is sown: planning your exit strategy.

3^rd Quarter 2007 E³ News
Highlights: Landmark 5-country study exploring the characteristics, contributions and challenges of women business owners in MENA; tech-savvy women business owners; where is the money for women's economic empowerment?

2^nd Quarter 2007 E³ News
Highlights: Women business owners in the "missing middle" and other research focused on disparity and parity, struggle and success; venture philanthropy: doing well by doing good; keeping score: rankings and ratings for women's economic empowerment.

1^st Quarter 2007 E³ News
Highlights: The history of Women's History Month; activities in women's enterprise development in the UK; angel networks for and by women; the female entrepreneurial voice in blogs.

4^th Quarter 2006 E³ News
Highlights: New Womenable logo and look; US Census reports on characteristics of businesses and business owners; reports focusing on the voices of women business owners; direct investing in microenterprise and women's enterprise development; important research portals you should know about.

3^rd Quarter 2006 E³ News
Highlights: New research report focused on women angel investors; ICSB-NWBC Best Paper Award in women's entrepreneurship; 20^th anniversary of the Women's Business Development Center in Chicago.

2^nd Quarter 2006 E³ News
Highlights: New research report focusing on women business owners in Vietnam; reflections on the "missing middle"; important new WBO reference reports from the US Census Bureau and the United Nations.

1^st Quarter 2006 E³ News
Highlights: New report summarizing 3 women's business center-focused research studies in US; announcement of formation of UK women's enterprise task force; new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report published.

Last Updated: April 09, 2013